Abstract
Giving effective oral presentations is an important skill for human factors specialists.
Student research conferences can give human factors specialists-in-training the
opportunity to practice presenting their human factors projects and research. These
conferences maintain the professional qualities of larger, national conferences for
professionals, while offering a less expensive and supportive atmosphere for students still
developing their skills. Holding a student conference requires some careful planning and
effort. Potential stumbling blocks include a lack of resources and a lack of student
participation. Fortunately, a variety of strategies to overcoming these barriers exist.
These range from reducing the conference costs by using existing resources, to enlisting
student help in planning, and to accepting a variety of genres of presentation material.
This paper discusses the notion of student research conferences, barriers to holding a
student conference, and recommendations for those interested in holding a meeting of
this nature
| Original language | American English |
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| Journal | Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society Annual Meeting |
| Volume | 52 |
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| State | Published - Sep 2008 |
Disciplines
- Other Psychology